There was one thing that annoyed me about this game, not the fact that I was held to a draw by Portsmouth, that didn't annoy me in the slightest, since we ended up winning in penalties thanks to Neil Orton's winner. What upset me was the fact that this was considered an upset! We are defending our title! Screw the media for thinking that we are the underdogs in this match, especially since we are leading League 1 as well.

I have to say, I didn't see us winning this game, despite the fact we had beaten Plymouth at their ground 4-1 the match before. The reason being the sheer amount of injuries that we were suffering at the time. I didn't even had enough players to use all of the substitute slots (unless I wanted 3 goalkeepers on the bench). Still, we gave Plymouth a fight, and that's all that matters. Still, going out to a side in our league is slightly annoying, it gives us more breathing space for matches as we challenge for promotion for a 4th year running.

I am not going to lie here, when Portsmouth came back from 3-1 down to make it 3-3, I was livid. I can't remember the last time I actually swore loudly because of it, but I knew that I was upset with the scoreline. Still, when Josh Charles bagged his hat-trick with the winning goal, I pumped my fist in the air in delight.

This result frustrated me more than any other, simply because we were heard to a draw by the side who are currently at the bottom of the table. I knew that results like this did happen on occasion, but to be struggling at home against the side that are bottom of the table is infuriating. I did not celebrate my 200th game of Tonbridge Angels that much.

I was looking for a response from our horrid performance against MK Dons, but I never expected to get a response that would become the greatest ever win in Tonbridge Angel's history. I really can't complain about that, what I found funny about the win was the fact that nobody scored a hat-trick for team, though Nicky King got closest to doing so.

This upset me almost as much as the result against MK Dons did, however, since Crewe are fighting for a place in the playoffs, it wasn't as bad as the MK Dons result. However, this result made Crewe the only side that I honestly can't say I've beaten in the league... good on them then... bastards.

Seeing my scout being hired by Villarreal provided me with a mixed set of feelings. For one, I was flattered that one of Europe's biggest clubs wanted to hire a member of my backroom staff, but at the same time, I was annoyed that my best scout was going to leave us for Spain, even if he was Spanish. I hope that Roque Martorell does well with Villarreal and in the future.

I have only one thing to say about this result against Plymouth. Payback is sweet.

Another frustrating result, something that seems to be happening after getting good results lately. While I admit that it's better than just losing every game, I want to keep my lead at the top of the league to a good gap. York were a side that came up with us last season, so to lose points against them was more than a little frustrating.

In response to having a bad game against York, we had a good game against Blackpool, though they did peg us back twice, but once we took the lead for a 3rd time, we just ran away with it then. We did have a dodgy penalty decision go our way though, but I'm not going to complain about a gift like that.

There was a little episode around the Manchester United Manager job, where Guardiola got sacked by the Manchester club, before AVB got hired as his replacement, but not before he got sacked by Tottenham, for admitting his interest in the job. Another interesting development was the fact that Gareth Southgate got hired by Arsenal to be their newest manager. I wish them both the very best, and I also hope that Guardiola become a manager in the Premier League soon, for I wish to have two matches a season against on a regular basis.

Despite the amount of points that we dropped in December, we actually increased our lead at the top, something that I was not expecting, but will not complain about. Doncaster have dropped back down to 3rd, while Notts County have regained 2nd. I also hope that Gillingham (my local club) can get themselves in the playoffs this season as well. To me, my dream league finish would be to see both Tonbridge and Gillingham promoted (with Tonbridge being champions of course).

We are still struggling with injuries, but it's slowly getting better. Though Viv Howe and James Bryant got injured against Blackpool, much to my frustration. However, we have another four days before our next game, we should be perfectly fine in the near future in regards to injuries.

Once again, Neil Orton managed to prove himself to be a wonderful defender. Even as a young kid he's managing to come up for corners and score from them. Something that I am very pleased about him doing. With him and Carlton Balfe (who has been gaining interest from Liverpool and Newcastle) we should be very well off for the future defensively.

The most valuable player in my entire squad, that much is perfectly clear. However, despite being worth £6.25M as a 21 young old playing in League 1, I don't see him being overrated, since he consistently does well for the side. As shown by his hat-trick against Portsmouth for an example.

Despite not having his best month of his career, he still performance well for the side and scored some goals during December, which proved to be vital in the long run. Still, I am hoping that I will be able to get his finishing and composure up to better standards soon, for it is far too low for my liking.

Hey guys, sorry for not updating sooner, I found myself getting distracted by other things, much to my embarrassment. No that I can be blamed, I'm sure. Hope that everyone enjoyed the latest post. I can't promise when I will be doing my next update, but I hope that it's soon.

Thank you for reading my story so far. Until next time, goodbye and goodnight.

Hey guys... this is painful for me to do. However, I need to close this story for a while, simply because neoseeker is just for the lack of a better word, *bleep*ing up on me right now.

I did not want to do this, that much I must make clear, but my hand has been forced by the neoseeker website, because of a bug that I have not been able to update my story, so until this has been resolved, there is nothing else that I can really do.

Sorry to disappoint everyone, but there is no other solution that I can come up with at the moment.

This month, I can't remember feeling that comfortable, if anything, there was only one game that I felt comfotable in at all. We had two games against Swindon, the first of which made me feel like pulling my hair out, simply because of the fact we almost let them beat us in the dying seconds, before we got the equalizer and won on penalties... something that we seem to be doing a lot in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy this year. We did beat them in the league in a much more comfortable manner however, so it really could have been worse than it actually became. However, the game against Tranmere was the worst game of the month in my opinion, simply because of the fact that we had taken the league, only to lose quite badly in the end. I even got given a further warning from the FA for speaking out about my disbelief about an offside, though I did have to wonder when I got the first warning from. The game against Leyton Orient was infuriating because of the fact that we had to come from behind to sneak a point at the end of the game, however, it was nothing compared to the game against Carlisle, where we had to come from 3-0 down at half time to get a 3-3 draw thanks to 3 goals in 6 minutes. The win against Coventry was a great one in my eyes, despite the fact we let a 2-0 lead slip back to 2-2, but we managed to win it near the end, which made the win all the more satisfying.

Surprisingly enough, despite the fact that we only took 2 wins this month, we only saw our leage at the top reduced from 8 points to 6 point. I had been expecting much worse, but at the same time, it just showed how bad the form has been for most of the other teams as well.

There have been a few good things and a few bad things that have happened this month. One of the bad things was Dayle Treadwell's form, who had a horrific game against Tranmere, which will not see him in the side for a very long time to come. The good thing is the fact that everyone is practically back to full fitness and that Nicky King scored his 125th league goal for the club. Still, I will say that this has been my worst month in charge of Tonbridge Angels so far.

Would I take a month unbeaten? Of course I would have, especially if it meant that I could say that I was in my second Johnstone's Paint Trophy final in a row, where I was to face Rochdale, a club in League 2 making their second appearance in the final in three years, which they had lost. It will end the same way as last time. Still, I had to feel annoyed about amount of games that we drew at home. We actually seem to be doing better away from home than we are at home. I can't really do much about that now, not that it really matters too much, since we're doing really well in the league, even if we let a lead slip in our first two games.

We managed to build our lead back up to 8 points, which surprised me, but at the same time, I wasn't complaining. The victory against Notts County (which was revenge as well) was the main factor for the increased lead at the top of the table. I honestly have no idea who will get second place, since it's so tight and a number of teams can still get there. It would be stupid to say anything now.

The best news within the side is the fact that Gareth Axten returned to action for the first time since suffering a broken ankle. I have been left with a number of decisions and questions regarding the team-sheet. Should I allow Craig Coates to have a run in the first team and replace Ady Newman? Should Viv Howe have a run in the first team and replace Josh Simmonds? Should Carlton Balfe have a run in the first team and replace James Morrish? I honestly do not know what I should do with those players.

Two updates in two days, I wanted to make up for the lack of updates, so yeah.

Questions as well for you guys.

Should I allow Craig Coates to have a run in the first team and replace Ady Newman?Should Viv Howe have a run in the first team and replace Josh Simmonds?Should Carlton Balfe have a run in the first team and replace James Morrish?

I'm curious, let me know. Thanks.

Thank you for reading my story so far. Until next time, goodbye and goodnight.